Tonight the dignitaries, the B.D.F. band and patriotic citizens will gather at the courthouse wharf in Belize City for a ceremony to bring in Independence. But eighteen years ago, the festivities were up the street at the Government House and it wasn’t only the local media who was paying attention. The international press was also […]
A fire in Unitedville almost claimed the lives of two children locked inside their home. Police report that around nine thirty p.m. on Saturday September eighteenth, thirty year old Raquel Locke left her home and locked her one-year-old and four-year-old sons inside. Later that night, neighbors saw the house on fire and broke in to […]
A quarrel between two teenagers in San Ignacio turned deadly early Sunday morning. Around one a.m. John Carlos Zetina and Guadelupe August, both age seventeen, were in a Chinese restaurant on Burns Avenue when Zetina reportedly stabbed August in the throat. August was brought to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where he died around seven […]
Later that same day, Hipolito Gomez a forty-two year old Guatemalan reported to police that eighteen year old Elston Gomez attacked him with a machete and chopped him in the right side of his head. Hipolito was taken to the Belmopan Hospital where he remains in a stable condition. Charges have yet to be filed […]
Taiwanese living in Belize are anxiously watching their televisions and using the Internet to get information on a massive earthquake that struck Taipei, Taiwan today leveling a twelve story hotel and a row of houses in a nearby suburb. Initial reports from Taiwanese media confirm at least thirty-eight dead with possibly a hundred or more […]
To celebrate fifty years in Belize, Barclays Bank is working with the Government of Belize and the Belize City Council to turn the roundabout near Pallotti High School into a landmark the city can be proud of. Today the bank unveiled the plans. Omar Espejo, Country Manager, Barclays Bank “The concept is to have a […]
Whether you were looking for something to decorate your home, complete your grocery list or fill your stomach there was something for everyone at the Chamber of Commerce’s Expo ’99 this weekend. Sixty-five businesses were represented at the two-day annual event which highlights Belizean products and services. Thousands took advantage of the various give-a-ways and […]
The Japanese are coming, but not until the year 2001. At that time the first group of Japanese overseas volunteers will arrive to provide their technical expertise in areas of agriculture and fisheries, manufacturing, civil engineering, health, education and sports. This morning the Prime Minister, Said Musa and Ambassador Katsuyuki Tanaka signed an exchange of […]
It used to be mainly musical artists who came back to Belize for the September Celebrations, bringing their latest releases, but this year it seems the painters are also making the pilgrimage. Among them is Rachel Heusner Superville. She may live in Trinidad and Tobago, but her heart will always be in Belize. You can […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re in tune for this serving of Sports Monday. The softball playoffs at the Rogers Stadium moved one step closer to the showdown between Lady Rebels and J.L.s. With a one game lead in this best of three semi-final series, Lady Rebels gives the ball to ace pitcher Sherlene […]
